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Teledyne DALSA • 880 McCaffrey • St-Laurent, Quebec, H4T 2C7 • Canada http://www.teledynedalsa.com/imaging/ X64-CL Express™ User's Manual Edition 1.23 Part number OC-X1CM-USER0 *OC-X1CM-USER0* NOTICE © 2001-2016 Teledyne DALSA All rights reserved. This document may not be reproduced nor transmitted in any form or by any means, either electronic or mechanical, without the express written permission of Teledyne DALSA. Every effort is made to ensure the information in this manual is accurate and reliable. Use of the products described herein is understood to be at the user's risk. Teledyne DALSA assumes no liability whatsoever for the use of the products detailed in this document and reserves the right to make changes in specifications at any time and without notice. Microsoft is a registered trademark; Windows®, Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, and Windows® 7 are trademarks of Microsoft® Corporation. All other trademarks or intellectual property mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. Edition 1.23 released on February 26, 2016 Document Number: OC-X1CM-USER0 Printed in Canada About Teledyne DALSA Teledyne DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing wafer foundry services. Teledyne DALSA Digital Imaging offers the widest range of machine vision components in the world. From industry-leading image sensors through powerful and sophisticated cameras, frame grabbers, vision processors and software to easy-to-use vision appliances and custom vision modules. Contents INTRODUCTION ________________________________________________________________ 1 OVERVIEW OF THE MANUAL ..................................................................................................................... 1 ABOUT THE MANUAL ............................................................................................................................... 2 USING THE MANUAL ................................................................................................................................. 2 OVERVIEW OF THE X64-CL EXPRESS ____________________________________________ 3 PRODUCT PART NUMBERS ........................................................................................................................ 3 ABOUT THE X64-CL EXPRESS FRAME GRABBER ..................................................................................... 4 X64-CL Express Series Key Features ............................................................................................... 4 X64-CL Express User Programmable Configurations ..................................................................... 5 ACUPlus: Acquisition Control Unit ................................................................................................. 5 DTE: Intelligent Data Transfer Engine ............................................................................................ 6 PCI Express x1 Interface .................................................................................................................. 6 Advanced Controls Overview............................................................................................................ 7 ABOUT THE OPTIONAL X-I/O MODULE .................................................................................................... 7 DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 8 Sapera LT Library ............................................................................................................................ 8 Sapera Processing Library ............................................................................................................... 8 INSTALLING THE X64-CL EXPRESS ______________________________________________ 9 WARNING! (GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS) ................................................................................................. 9 UPGRADING SAPERA OR ANY TELEDYNE DALSA BOARD DRIVER .......................................................... 9 Board Driver Upgrade Only ............................................................................................................. 9 Sapera and Board Driver Upgrades ............................................................................................... 10 SAPERA LT LIBRARY INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................... 11 INSTALLING X64-CL EXPRESS HARDWARE AND DRIVER ....................................................................... 12 In a Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 System ............................................................... 12 X64-CL Express Firmware Loader ................................................................................................. 13 ENABLING THE CAMERA LINK SERIAL CONTROL PORT .......................................................................... 15 COM Port Assignment .................................................................................................................... 15 Setup Example with Windows HyperTerminal ................................................................................ 16 DISPLAYING X64-CL EXPRESS BOARD INFORMATION ........................................................................... 18 Device Manager – Board Viewer .................................................................................................... 18 CAMERA TO CAMERA LINK CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................. 19 CONFIGURING SAPERA ............................................................................................................................ 20 Viewing Installed Sapera Servers ................................................................................................... 20 X64-CL Express User's Manual Contents • i Increasing Contiguous Memory for Sapera Resources .................................................................. 20 Contiguous Memory for Sapera Messaging.................................................................................... 21 TROUBLESHOOTING INSTALLATION PROBLEMS ...................................................................................... 21 Recovering from a Firmware Update Error ................................................................................... 21 Windows Event Viewer ................................................................................................................... 22 Device Manager Program .............................................................................................................. 22 PCI Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 24 Sapera and Hardware Windows Drivers ........................................................................................ 25 Log Viewer ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Windows Device Manager .............................................................................................................. 26 Memory Requirements with Area Scan Acquisitions ...................................................................... 26 Symptoms: CamExpert Detects no Boards ..................................................................................... 27 Symptoms: X64-CL Express Does Not Grab .................................................................................. 27 Symptoms: Card grabs black .......................................................................................................... 28 Symptoms: Card acquisition bandwidth is less than expected ........................................................ 28 CAMEXPERT QUICK START FOR THE X64-CL EXPRESS __________________________ 29 INTERFACING CAMERAS WITH CAMEXPERT ........................................................................................... 29 CamExpert Example with a Monochrome Camera ........................................................................ 29 CAMEXPERT DEMONSTRATION AND TEST TOOLS .................................................................................. 31 CAMERA TYPES & FILES APPLICABLE TO THE X64-CL EXPRESS ........................................................... 31 CamExpert Memory Errors when Loading Camera Configuration Files ...................................... 32 Overview of Sapera Acquisition Parameter Files (*.ccf or *.cca/*.cvi) ......................................... 32 Camera Interfacing Check List ....................................................................................................... 33 USING THE FLAT FIELD CORRECTION TOOL ........................................................................................... 34 X64-CL Express Flat Field Support ............................................................................................... 34 Flat Field Correction Calibration Procedure ................................................................................ 34 Using Flat Field Correction ........................................................................................................... 36 USING THE BAYER FILTER TOOL ...........................................................................................................